The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-07-06

fire was discovered and, while soaring the
bystanders badly, did no damage.
w. b. Griner, of Statesboro, was killed
last Thursday by John Wilson. Wilson
came to Bulloch county from South Caro-
lima about three years ago and took work
with Mr.. Griner. Last year he married a
woman who had been living at Griner's and
| cooking for Mrs. Griner, and the past spring
| he rented place from Griner a half mile
| from Statesboro and began farming on his
own account During the spring an nm
| pleasantneSs occurred. Thursday. morning
Mr. Griner went TO Wilson's and walked up
to where Wilson was at work, and after q
few words TO Wilson he (WilsonJ became
enraged about something, no one knows
what, as no one was near enough to hear the
conversation, and drew back n Ratchet as if
to strike Then Mr. Griner drew his knife
and Wilson stepped back, when Mr.. Griner
shut up his knife and was in the act of
moving off when Wilson sprang at him
and hit him blow with the Ratchet, knock
ing him down. He lay stunned a few mo-
ments, arose and called for water, which
Mrs Wilson'S little son gave him, went out
side, more words passed and Mr.. Griner left
for home, going by his field, giving a hand
some instructions and taking some tools TO
the house with him. He went in the house
and asked Mrs Griner to apply some lini-
ment to his head, and she supposing he had his
accustomed headache, began to rub his head
when she discovered the abrasion and felt
the indentation where the skull was broken.
He then told her Wilson had struck him
with a hatchet, and becoming, as Mrs.
Griner thought, very sleepy, he lay down
and soon became unconscious or comatose,
and all the efforts of his physicians, Drs.
Holland and Lane, failed to revive him. and
he sank rapidly until l O'Clock the following
night when death came to his relief. VIII
son left for parts unknown and the Sheriff
with "a posse has not found him.
Sandersville Progress: S. w Buck, of old
Hebron, has placed us under many obliga-
lions, by presenting us with a copy of the
Sandersville Telescope, dated Sept. 8, 1872
The sheet is a tive-column folio, and was
published by A. g. Ware, editor and pro-
prietor. 1t carries the motto, 1.-THE best
goods are in the smallest packages The
Telescope was the first paper published in
Sandersville, its initial number appearing in
April 1S41. The copy in our possession is
in an excellent state of preservation, and
by reason of its age, every line is in
teresting. Among the news items
we notice that the editor returns
thanks to Messrs. Calhoun and Camp
bell, of South Carolina, and Messrs. Berrien,
Black, Meriwether and Habersham, of Geor-
gin, for public documents sent the Telescope.
Especial mention is made of the great speech
VI WI. 1dlllOull, uelVeTtu aug. D, 1o4S, III
the United States Senate Some of the up
country counties being dissatisfied with the
Central Bank bills, which seemed to be the
only funds which Macon merchants could
control in paying for cotton, the Telescope
advises them to wagon their cotton to the
Central railroad and ship it to Savannah,
informing them that the railroad wonld be
within thirty-fve miles of Macon by
Oct. Is. From the Savannah Price
Current it seems that some articles are
quoting at prices not different much from
the prices of to-day, among them: Flour,
So 80 to 81 SO; shirting, 4I5c. to Sc. corn,
65c. to 75c. coffee, 0$lc to 13c.; molasses,
zoe. salt, IS, etc. Many are much higher,
for instance: Begging, Zoe. candles, 35c.
bleached sheeting, l6c. nails, sac. loaf
sugar, 15c. and again others are lower, as
bacon, &c. cheese, &c. lard, &C.; rice, 215c;
brandy, imported, 50 10; domestic, 35c
whisky. &c gin, SOC. tobacco, loo to SOC.
Middling cotton is quoted at go to 714c.
We will, from time to time, CLEAN facts of
interest and present them to our readers.
Meanwhile the public can see the paper by
calling at our office.